Ralph Dunn
Born
May 22, 1900 (age 67)
Died
February 19, 1968
Birthplace
Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn was an American film, television, and stage actor.

Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania and spent early years living with relatives in Canton, Illinois. Dunn's father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during WWI, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after one day to join a Vaudeville troupe.

Ralph Dunn used his burly body and rich, theatrical voice to good effect in hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies. He came to Hollywood during the early talkie era, beginning his film career with 1932's The Crowd Roars.

A large man with a withering glare, Dunn was an ideal "opposite" for short, bumbling comedians. A frequent visitor to the Columbia short subjects unit, Dunn showed up in the Three Stooges comedies Mummy's Dummies, as well as Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud

Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in such TV series as Kitty Foyle, and Norby and such films as Black Like Me.

Movies

Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962 ★ 6.5
Lt. Rooney
The Devil to Pay
The Devil to Pay
1960 ★ 7.0
The Furnace Man
The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game
1957 ★ 6.3
Myron Hasler
Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
1956
For Crimin' Out Loud
For Crimin' Out Loud
1956 ★ 6.0
Baddie (archive footage)
Sentence of Death
Sentence of Death
1953 ★ 7.3
Sergeant MacReynolds
Taxi
Taxi
1953 ★ 6.4
Rafferty (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 ★ 6.4
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951 ★ 7.1
No Way Out
No Way Out
1950 ★ 6.9
Sam (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 ★ 7.5
Policeman (uncredited)
Singing Guns
Singing Guns
1950 ★ 6.0
Traveler
The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury
1950 ★ 5.4
Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 ★ 6.8
Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe
1949 ★ 5.0
Capt. Rawlins
Homicide
Homicide
1949 ★ 5.3
Department of Employment Clerk
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills
1949 ★ 6.0
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1949 ★ 7.5
Leader of Phantom Gang
Miss Mink of 1949
Miss Mink of 1949
1949
Mr. McKelvey
Mummy's Dummies
Mummy's Dummies
1948 ★ 6.4
Rhadames
Incident
Incident
1948 ★ 5.1
Bugs
The Golden Eye
The Golden Eye
1948 ★ 5.4
Jim. Driscoll
Lady at Midnight
Lady at Midnight
1948
Al Garrity
Train to Alcatraz
Train to Alcatraz
1948 ★ 6.0
Mark Stevens
Jinx Money
Jinx Money
1948 ★ 4.8
Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 ★ 8.0
Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Dragnet
Dragnet
1947 ★ 6.0
Police Sgt. Martin
News Hounds
News Hounds
1947 ★ 6.0
'Dutch' Miller
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 ★ 5.0
Stagehand (uncredited)
Deep Valley
Deep Valley
1947 ★ 5.6
Deputy
Heartaches
Heartaches
1947 ★ 4.5
Police Detective (uncredited)
Possessed
Possessed
1947 ★ 6.9
Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Too Many Winners
Too Many Winners
1947 ★ 5.5
Detective Peter Rafferty
Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket
1947 ★ 5.8
Inspector Pete Rafferty
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 ★ 6.3
Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 ★ 8.0
Cop (Uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947 ★ 6.1
New York Detective (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
1946 ★ 6.0
Sergeant (Uncredited)
Lady Chaser
Lady Chaser
1946 ★ 6.0
Brady
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 ★ 5.3
Policeman (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever
1946 ★ 6.2
Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman
1946 ★ 6.1
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Genius at Work
Genius at Work
1946 ★ 6.0
Lt. Gilley
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 ★ 6.8
Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
Gas House Kids
1946 ★ 6.0
Detective O'Hara
Big Town
Big Town
1946 ★ 4.8
Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Step by Step
Step by Step
1946 ★ 6.2
Patrol Car Cop
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 ★ 5.9
Policeman
Larceny in Her Heart
Larceny in Her Heart
1946 ★ 6.0
Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
1946 ★ 6.5
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
The Truth About Murder
The Truth About Murder
1946 ★ 4.0
Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn
1946 ★ 6.2
Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Murder Is My Business
Murder Is My Business
1946 ★ 6.0
Pete Rafferty
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
1946 ★ 5.2
Bailiff
Little Giant
Little Giant
1946 ★ 5.1
Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945 ★ 7.6
First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1945 ★ 5.0
Detective Manning (uncredited)
Hold That Blonde!
Hold That Blonde!
1945 ★ 6.0
Radio Cop (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
Senorita from the West
1945 ★ 5.0
Man (uncredited)
Love, Honor and Goodbye
Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945 ★ 4.0
Detective
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
1945 ★ 6.8
Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 ★ 5.8
Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
1945 ★ 5.6
Cotton (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc.
1945 ★ 5.5
Detective Lester
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 ★ 4.8
Cleary, the Cop
Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog
1945 ★ 5.3
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
1945 ★ 5.3
Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 ★ 7.3
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 ★ 7.2
Detective (uncredited)
Laura
Laura
1944 ★ 7.6
Fred Callahan (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
1944 ★ 7.4
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Strange Affair
Strange Affair
1944 ★ 6.2
Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
Up in Mabel's Room
1944 ★ 6.0
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain
1944 ★ 4.9
Chief Sanford
In Society
In Society
1944 ★ 5.8
Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
Trial by Trigger
Trial by Trigger
1944 ★ 2.0
MacIntosh 'Mac'
The Whistler
The Whistler
1944 ★ 6.1
Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 ★ 7.0
Worker (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 ★ 6.0
Marty (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 ★ 7.1
Quartermaster (uncredited)
All by Myself
All by Myself
1943
Hotel Detective
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 ★ 5.5
Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 ★ 6.9
Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Mug Town
Mug Town
1942 ★ 7.0
Cop
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1942 ★ 6.6
Henderson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Sailing
Keep 'Em Sailing
1942 ★ 7.0
Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
Strictly in the Groove
1942
Big Boy
Lucky Jordan
Lucky Jordan
1942 ★ 6.0
Army Guard
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
1942 ★ 6.8
First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Get Hep to Love
Get Hep to Love
1942 ★ 4.0
Policeman Making Bet
Moontide
Moontide
1942 ★ 6.3
Policeman
Grand Central Murder
Grand Central Murder
1942 ★ 5.7
Policeman (uncredited)
Twin Beds
Twin Beds
1942 ★ 2.8
Detective
Saboteur
Saboteur
1942 ★ 6.9
FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942 ★ 5.5
Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
About Face
About Face
1942 ★ 6.0
Marine (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
Blondie Goes to College
1942 ★ 6.4
Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 ★ 6.3
Cop
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
1941 ★ 6.9
Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 ★ 6.9
Detective (uncredited)
International Lady
International Lady
1941 ★ 6.5
Don
Two Latins from Manhattan
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941 ★ 5.0
Federal Agent
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 ★ 7.0
Customs Officer
Manpower
Manpower
1941 ★ 6.7
Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
In the Navy
In the Navy
1941 ★ 6.4
Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 ★ 4.6
Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
Dead Men Tell
Dead Men Tell
1941 ★ 6.3
Homicide Desk Sergeant
Sleepers West
Sleepers West
1941 ★ 6.3
Western Union
Western Union
1941 ★ 6.0
Work Seeker
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 ★ 6.5
First Bartender
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York
1940 ★ 6.1
Police Officer
Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
Deputy Sheriff
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons
1940 ★ 7.2
Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
So You Won't Talk?
So You Won't Talk?
1940 ★ 5.0
Police Lieutenant
Brigham Young
Brigham Young
1940 ★ 4.4
Jury Foreman
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 ★ 4.4
Policeman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 ★ 6.8
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
You're Not So Tough
You're Not So Tough
1940 ★ 4.3
Valley Truck Driver
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young
1940 ★ 5.8
2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
New Moon
New Moon
1940 ★ 6.5
Bondsman
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders
1940 ★ 6.1
Port Policeman
Girl in 313
Girl in 313
1940 ★ 5.4
Det. Berner
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
1940 ★ 4.8
'General' in the Play
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 ★ 6.8
Guard (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 ★ 7.8
Deputy (uncredited)
Double Alibi
Double Alibi
1940 ★ 4.0
First Police Dispatcher
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 ★ 6.8
Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 ★ 5.5
Medical Captain (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940 ★ 5.7
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday
1940 ★ 7.4
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 ★ 4.0
Guard
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
1940 ★ 5.7
Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 ★ 6.1
Doorman (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
1939 ★ 7.1
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939 ★ 6.5
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 ★ 5.0
Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Desperate Trails
Desperate Trails
1939 ★ 4.5
Henchman Lon
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 ★ 7.3
Soldier (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 ★ 5.0
Racetrack Official
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 ★ 6.0
Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 ★ 6.6
Police Guard (uncredited)
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
1939 ★ 5.7
Trooper Cronin
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 ★ 5.8
Officer (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
The Return of the Cisco Kid
1939 ★ 5.0
(uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 ★ 6.6
Cop with McGurk
Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden
1939 ★ 6.0
Policeman in 1919
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 ★ 6.0
Bart Dolan
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 ★ 5.8
Mechanic (Uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
Henchman Pug O'Toole
Next Time I Marry
Next Time I Marry
1938 ★ 7.0
Kennel Guard (uncredited)
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal
1938 ★ 5.3
Soldier
Straight, Place and Show
Straight, Place and Show
1938 ★ 6.0
Bartender
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 ★ 6.2
Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938 ★ 5.0
Detective Egan
Gateway
Gateway
1938 ★ 6.5
Guard
Numbered Woman
Numbered Woman
1938
Ralph
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 ★ 5.0
Prison Guard
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 ★ 6.2
Third Policeman (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
1938 ★ 4.5
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble
1937 ★ 6.0
Cop
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl
1937 ★ 6.0
Trooper
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
1937 ★ 4.9
Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road
1937 ★ 4.4
Convict (uncredited)
Hot Water
Hot Water
1937 ★ 5.0
Policeman (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
The Game That Kills
1937 ★ 5.3
Detective
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 ★ 3.5
Detective
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937 ★ 6.7
Doorman
White Bondage
White Bondage
1937 ★ 6.0
Defense Attorney
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1937 ★ 7.0
(uncredited)
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1937 ★ 5.8
Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Melody for Two
Melody for Two
1937
Radio Station Official
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 ★ 6.5
Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1937 ★ 6.0
Joe (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
1937 ★ 6.7
Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 ★ 6.0
First Radio Announcer
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936 ★ 6.4
G-Man
China Clipper
China Clipper
1936 ★ 5.6
Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots
1936 ★ 6.6
Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Stranded
Stranded
1935 ★ 5.8
Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 ★ 6.9
Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars
1932 ★ 5.9
Racetrack Official

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